Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-15
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. MIR. MANNING REHIRES. His Place Taken By MT.
 FairchiId. THE DEADLOCK AT TRENTON. A Very Mixed State Of
 Things. DEATH On THE TOB0GGAN. A Sensation In Base Ball
 Circles.
SECRETARY MANNING RESIGNS.

1 WASHINGTON Feb. 14.-Secretary Man
 ming formally resigned the secretaryship O
 the treasury thls afternoon to take effect or the appointment of his successor. The Pres ! ident has not acted upon 1t yet.
 l Secretary Manning after resigning took ar afternoon train for New York, intending te go home for rest and recuperat1on and on private business. He was undecided to whether he would return to the department, but if scarcely expected to do so. He left with the President his formal letter of resignation to which the Pres ident will reply. Assistant Secretary Fairchild resumes the duties of the office and will continue to act, if MT. Manning does not return, until his successor is named. MT. Jordan will continue as treasurer until his successor is nominated; probably toward the end of the month. The President is not supposed to have reached decison, but it is believed that Secretary Manning has recommended the appointment of MT. Fair child. Treasurer Jordan is understood to favor MT. Whelpley, at present assistant treasurer, as the proper person to be pro- noted to the position he is about to vacate.
 THE KING OF THE DIAMoND.
 Boston Pays Ten Thousand Dollars
 for the Great and only Kelly nad
 Makes a sensation in the Ease Ball World.
 PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, Feb. 14-Mike Kelly, the king of right felders, was to- day released by the Chicago base ball club and immediately signed contract to play in the Boston league team for 1877. As 'tthe only Kel" laid down the pen after afixing his sig nature to the Boston contract he smiled and remarked, 'I am with you," and Treasurer Billings of the Boston club as he folded the contract and consigned it to the protection nf his innermost pocket soliloquixed in a meditative tone, "Gouu things high but we must have them" Boston paid Chi eago $10, 900 for Kelly's release and agrees to pay Kelly $2,000 for his services for the coming season and s, GOO for g photograph of the great right fielder to put in the clubs album. As Kelly got only s2,250 for win ming the championship for Chicago last year the change is likely to be very agreeable to him. The deal consummated to-day has been under consideration for month. Bos- ton had offered $7,500 for Glasscock and had been prevented from getting him by the interpretation of the league supervisory committee, Messrs. Spaulding, Day and Young. About month ago Direc- tor Billings of Boston heard that Kelly had said that he would leave the profession rather than play with Chicago another year and at once proposed to his colleagues that an offer be made to Al Spaulding for Kelly's release. Soden and Conant laughed, saying that nobody could get Kelly away from Chicago. However, they were talked over and an offer of $5,000 was made for Kelly's release. Spaulding refused, saying that Kelly was his best man and that 1t would take S10 900 to get him. Boston then offer ed .$9, 900. Spaulding wrote that if Boston would make bona iide bid of $10,000 and give him until the middle of March to talk over the other stockholders they. could have Kelly beyond doubt. A week ago to day the Boston triumvirate wrote Spaulding again that S1G,0O0 would be paid for Kelly's immediate release, but that the offer would not be open, Friday afternoon a reply came accepting the offer and on Sunday morning Di. ector Bill lings started from Boston for this place to secure Kelly's signature. Kelly was found in the Nelson House, was shown Spaulding's letter and with the remark that diamonds could not be bought for shoe strings said he would sign for $5,000. An hour and a half of discussion failed to shake his determina- ton and his terms were accepted. The Bos- tons will make a further effort to secure ,Glasscock, but friends of that club generally believe that the advisory committee will never allow the Reds to capture second grand prize and that Spaulding means to se- cure Glasscock himself
 Not since the first "Big Four' deserted Boston's nine and went to Chicago in 1875 has there been base ball deal of so great an interest to the Boston club as the release of Kelly by the same organization which car ried away it's best four players twelve years ago. The advent of Kelly in Bostons town will create an enthusiasm among those who have followed its career for years greater than would the acquisition Of any other player The Chicago club has always been the best drawing card of the league in Bos- ton and this has been due largely to the presence of Kelly. His greatest value to Boston will be as field captain in training the team and giving it the inspiration that often leads to victory. For three years John Merrill has explained the team unwiilingly. He has long wanted to be relieved and will welcome the new aspirant for the duties he has so faithfully performed. No man is more re- spected on the field than John Merrill and he will still manage the nine, having entire charge of the men except when they are in uniform. Kelly, the acknowledged king of the base ball profession, was born in Troy, N, Y., December 51, 1857 While quite young he played ball with the Keystone Ju- niors of Washington, D. O., and the Hay makers. His first professional engagement was with the Olympics of Paterson, 1S76-7, and in 1878 he went to Columbus, O., where he played with the Buckeyes. In 1879 he joined the Cincinnati league club as catcher In 1880 Kelly was captured by the Chicago club, with whom he has remained ever since. The acquisition of Kelly will lead to great changes in the Boston nine With Kelly, Daily and O'Rourke catchers there will be little need of Morgan, Murphy, Tate and Cunning, while Burdoek, Bufinton and Poorman will be undoubtedly released This will leave tue nine as follows: Daily, Kelly, O'Rourke c; Radbourne, Stem myer. Conway, Madden P; Morrill, 1b; Fig gins 2b; Nash 3b; Wise ss; Hornung l. f.; Johnson C. f.; Kelly r. f. The nine won six ont of the last eleven games with the Detroits last year and ought to be 3 match for any team in the country in 1887. The departure of Kelly from Chicago has completely broken up one of the greatest of outfelds-Dalrym- pie (Pittsburg), Gore (New York; and Kelly (Beston).